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Saturday, August 30, 2014

At international airports, after taking care of my Duty Free shopping
business, I usually find myself winding my way to the liquor and tobacco shops;
not as much to shop but to check out the nice looking bottles, especially the Vodkas and Liqueurs besides the Remy Martins. On one such occasion, transiting through
Doha, it was the turn of wine bottles. While there isn't much variation in
bottles but most have very characteristic labels. I am wondering if one can
predict the bouquet by the label......but then that will be another full fledged
exercise. For now, it's these interesting labels which the shop manager very
kindly gave me exactly five minutes to capture on my phone.

Monday, April 21, 2014

It's true that all things (the nicer ones for sure...) need an appropriate background for the finesse to shine bright, especially if it is furniture with history and lineage. Taj Hotels recently hosted a traveling GRAND TRUNK SHOW that had exquisite pieces of antique furniture that brought back vignettes of history and nostalgia. Conducted by a Romanian architect Alexander Doleo the show was one wiff of fresh air in the city.

Restored Italian Gilded mirror console for the "parlour"

Over a 150 years old Chinese Bridal bed

A restored ancient oriental chest

Antique china in almost mint condition

Besides the Easel and Coffee table we love the miniature chair

Yes, we have seen many copies of this classic design

Remember the days of Dinner Wagons! Nostalgia revisited

a peep into the collection

The Show started its journey from Falaknumma Palace in Hyderabad to Delhi and then onto Mumbai.

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Architecture was the main theme for the Swiss Embassy's 50-year celebrations. The Embassy building built soon after the Chandigarh experiment, at the time when the India International Center was taking shape; is a landmark in the modern Indian design aesthete. Only understandable then, that Studio Mumbai was invited to demonstrate the building blocks of its design thought process, as a stellar example of contemporary Indian architecture.